Summer 2015

Wyndchimes

A publication of The Wyndcroft School

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A Message from the

Head of School This has been an amazing year at Wyndcroft. Thanks to the effort and hard work of parents, teachers, trustees, and alumni, we opened the school year with beautiful new facilities. Each of these new or renovated spaces has positively impacted the daily lives of every Wyndcroft girl and boy. After one short school year it is hard to imagine our daily routines without these wonderful areas.

Wyndcroft athletic, music, and the performing arts programs have flourished within these new spaces. Education of the whole child is the central tenet of our academic excellence.

When students graduate from Wyndcroft they have learned to communicate with confidence and poise. I was especially proud of the eighth graders on graduation day as they thanked their teachers for their support and dedication as well as expressing gratitude to their parents for the unconditional love and support in providing the opportunities of a Wyndcroft education. Each member of the 2015 graduating class will head off to the most selective secondary schools ready to lead and succeed in the classroom, on the stage and athletic fields because the foundational skills were mastered in their elementary and middle school years.

The Wyndcroft community has come together in support of students in so many ways as you will read throughout this issue. The basic core value of Non Sibi is demonstrated all year long. Our program has been enriched by the volunteer work of many. A special thanks to all members of the WPTO for their tireless efforts supporting and collaborating with faculty to benefit every Wyndcroft girl and boy. From the Back-to-School Social and Book Fair to Field Day, we are grateful for your enthusiasm and passion.

I wish you all a happy, safe, and restorative summer.

Gail

2014-2015

Board of Trustees

David B. Allain, President

Jonathan Lange, Vice President

Anna Norton, Treasurer

Erik Paulson, Secretary

Roberta P. Body

Marianne Durnall

Jeffrey E. Gorrin

Keith P. Hallman

Deborah Kachmar

Marianne Lieberman

Lissa Longacre

Carolyn Mlynarczyk

Edward J. Murray

Carmine Schiavone

Alice Sharp '58

Bruce Snyder

2014-2015

Administration

Gail L. Wolter Head of School

Lisa Dunn

Asst. Head of School

Julie Romain Director of Admission

Tina Farnsworth

Director of Finance

Susan M. Rutherford Director of Development

Amanda Arkans

Communications Coordinator

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Healthiest School in the Region The Wyndcroft School has been named the winner of the Pottstown Health & Wellness Foundation’s

School Health Initiative contest. Schools throughout the region collected points for healthy actions and

programs within the school. Competing against nine other schools in the area, Wyndcroft came out on

top! The school has been gifted $3,000 to use towards furthering our overall community health and

wellness initiatives.

Here’s a look at some examples of healthy initiatives that Wyndcroft took during the 2014-2015 school

year to win this honor:

Health and Wellness Committee - The first step towards

winning this award was to create a committee to discuss

and implement healthy changes within the school.

Chaired by Allison Carr, the school nurse and health

teacher, members of the faculty and staff volunteered

to be a part of this new group. Meeting throughout the

year, the committee was able to implement many posi-

tive changes.

Salad Bar - Beginning at the start of the school year, a

salad bar was made available everyday for students to

choose as their meal or as a side dish. The salad bar

featured fresh vegetables, beans and cheese along with

a variety of dressings to ensure that it was a healthy,

tasty treat for everyone!

Walking Wednesdays - During February and March, the

Wyndcroft community was invited to come to school a

little early and take a stroll in the gymnasium

before the start of classes. Students, staff

and parents all took part in getting a healthy

start to the day. Pedometers, purchased with

grant money from Pottstown Health and

Wellness Foundation, were used to track their

distance.

Wellness Wednesday Lunch Series - In the month of

May, students and staff were treated to free, healthy

lunches. The program encouraged students to try

new menu items and for Wyndcroft to test some rec-

ipes. We look forward to using many of these

healthy items on our menu in the 2015-2016 school

year.

Yoga - Throughout the year, students were able to

take yoga as a part of their Physical Education

classes. After-school yoga was also provided for fac-

ulty and staff at no charge.

CPR Certifications - Wyndcroft has always made sure

that members of the faculty and staff were certified

in CPR. Now, our students are certified as well!

Wyndcroft’s 8th Graders were all taught CPR and

certified as a part of their Health classes.

Members of the Health and Wellness Committee with the

trophy from Pottstown Health and Wellness Foundation.

Pictured from left to right are: Ken Dorris, Lisa Dunn,

Angi Harrison, Lori Kummerer, Kim LaGuardia, Ida Fauth,

Allison Carr, Phillip Ballantine, Nancy Boerner, Erin Hol-

laday, Brooke Musser, Barb Lenzi, Amanda Arkans.

In addition to the $3,000 award,

Wyndcroft has received a $10,000 grant

to continue our health and wellness

efforts in the 2015-2016 school year.

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Congratulations to the Class of 2015

It is tradition at the Wyndcroft Commencement to hear from each member of the graduating class as they

reflect on their time at Wyndcroft. To follow that tradition, we thought you might like to read a few quotes

from our graduates as well.

“Six years ago, I joined this very school. I noticed one big difference between my old school and Wynd-

croft. My old teachers taught well, but nothing close to the teachers at Wyndcroft. They inspire their stu-

dents to understand concepts rather than memorize them.” -Benjamin Chen

“Everyone says school sets you up to be successful in life, which I agree to be true because school teach-

es you many different things so you can find what you love to do…I will be successful in life because I will

find something I love to do and I have that opportunity because of this amazing school my parents sent

me to.” -Karissa Cole

“Wyndcroft gave me the greatest education I could have ever asked for. Our Heads of School always say,

‘we are the luckiest kids in the world’ and that is true. As we go onto our secondary schools we will all

take our memories with us, and when we look back we’ll laugh at all the great times we had, and cry

knowing it’s over.” -Taylor Duffany

“I’ve been part of the Wyndcroft community for eleven years; eleven long, sometimes painful but always

entertaining years. I have had the opportunity to spend these eleven years establishing the basic founda-

tion of a successful life. I’ve had experiences here in which I’ve shined, failed, but most of all, learned.”

-Evan Fudala

“In life we are often judged based on our mistakes. However, it is from thse mistakes that we learn the

most about ourselves. Because we are fearful of making mistakes, sometimes we don’t take the risks

that will help us grow. Although, if there is one thing I learned at Wyndcroft, it is that you must take a

chance and try new things because the only way to truly fail is not to try at all.” -Gabrielle Painter

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Year-End Awards At the end of each year, Wyndcroft holds three awards ceremonies to recognize the achievements of our stu-

dents during the school year: Non Sibi Awards, Sports Awards and Honors Day. Here is a listing of the events,

the awards that were given and their recipients.

Graduation Awards

Besides the graduation certificates, two special awards are given at

the Graduation ceremony. Both are pictured at right.

Highest Academic Ranking - Euan Forrest

The Wyndcroft Cup - Madeline Kollar

Honors Day

Honors Day recognizes the academic achievements of Wyndcroft’s

Upper School students during the school year. Numerous regional

and national academic awards are also given in the subjects of French,

Latin, Mathematics and Science. Wyndcroft awards in all academic

areas are also handed out. These include:

Sports Awards

Awards for each competitive sports team are given out at the Sports Awards including Most Valuable

Player, Most Improved Player and Coaches Awards. In addition to these individual team awards, athletes

in the Eighth Grade who played a three sports per year in 6-8 grades are honored at “The Niners.”

This year’s Niners were (pictured from left to

right): Back row, Zach Sager, Euan Forrest, Evan

Fudala, Andrew D’Arcangelo. Front row, Brooke

Farr, Olivia Tornetta, Paige Dilullo, Taylor

Duffany, Tatumn Eccleston, Karissa Cole, Madeline

Kollar, Lauren Mitchell.

Jean B. Sawyer Award - Morgan Kachmar

June McKee Award for Excellence in Art - Eileen Shelton

Carlisle Snively Award for Excellence in English -

Euan Forrest

The Writing Prize - Michael Vanelli

The History Award - Euan Forrest

The Technology Award - Michael Vanelli

The Angeline V. Oberholtzer Drama and Music Award -

Madeline Kollar

Summa Cum Laude in Lingua Latina - Euan Forrest

Edith G. Ebert Award for Excellence in Mathematics -

Euan Forrest

Le Prix Francais - Euan Forrest

Award for Excellence in Athletics -

Euan Forrest and Oliva Tornetta

The Science Award - Euan Forrest

The Daughters of the American Revolution Medal -

Andrew D’Arcangelo

WPTO Award for Scholastic Growth and Effort -

Olivia Tornetta

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Moving On... The Wyndcroft Class of 2015 is moving on to high school while the class of 2011 is going to college. Here’s a list of what campuses you can expect to see our alumni this fall.

Class of 2015

Nitya Ampani - Episcopal Academy

Bennett Booth-Genthe - The Hill School

Calla Booth-Genthe - Agnes Irwin

Benjamin Chen - Wyomissing Area HS

Karissa Cole - Coventry Christian School

Andrew D’Arcangelo - Haverford

Paige DiLullo - Agnes Irwin

Taylor Duffany - The Hill School

Tatumn Eccleston - The Hill School

Brooke Farr - Ocean City HS

Aidan Feldman - The Hill School

Euan Forrest - The Hill School

Evan Fudala - Westtown

Clare Grant - Blair Academy

Madeline Kollar - The Hill School

Trenten Lopata - The Hill School

Lauren Mitchell - The Hill School

Alexandria Munoz - The Hill School

Gabrielle Painter - The Hill School

Zachary Sager - The Hill School

Eileen Shelton - Academy of Notre Dame

Anjali Singh - Peddie School

Maximus Snyder - Phoenixville HS

Oliva Tornetta - The Baldwin School

Michael Vanelli - The Hill School

Natalie Woodruff - The Hill School

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Class of 2011

Miarosa Ciallella - Barnard College

Colin Corcoran - Michigan State University

Natalie Czekai - University of Richmond

Priyanka Dinakar - Georgetown University

Madelyn Ferdock - University of Pittsburgh

Mark Forrest - Lehigh University

Carly Johnson - Johnson and Wales Miami

Victoria LaFleur - Albright College

Courtney Logar - American University

Ava Longacre - Hofstra University

William Macartney - University of Charleston

Mary Kate McArdle - Virginia Tech

Angela McMonagle - Duquesne University

Jessica Miller - University of Richmond

Samuel Norton - Loyola University

Roshni Padhiar - University of Sciences

Kelly Palmer - Ithaca College

Vikas Patel - Temple University

Joseph Patrinostro - University of North Dakota

Lauren Selwyn - University of Richmond

Alexandria Shirey - Boston University

Laura Snyder - American University

Kaveen Solanki - Elon College

Preston Tietjen - Northeastern University

Julie Uchitel - Duke University

Berenger Wegman - Harvard University

Kelly Wright - Ursinus College

Members of the Wyndcroft class of 2011 who recently graduated as part of The Hill School class of 2015. Left to right: Kelly Palmer, Vikas Patel, Laura Snyder, Courtney Logar, Mary Kate McArdle, Lauren Selwyn, Ava Longacre, Liam Macartney, Mark Forrest, Preston Tietjen, Sam Norton, and Kaveen Solanki. Not pictured, Berenger Wegman, Alexandria Shirey.

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Alumni News Miarosa Ciallella ‘11 and Jessica Miller ’11 were inducted into the Agnes Irwin Cum Laude Society. Mia also received the Alumnae Association English Prize at the 2015 Commencement.

Colin Corcoran ‘11 received numerous awards at the Perkiomen School 2015 Commencement. They include: the professor Samuel F. Pascal Foreign Language Award, The Mary Jane Royal Award and the Town and Country Dr. Charles Q. Hillegass Journalism Award.

Maddie Ferdock ‘11 was named the Female Athlete of the Year at Perkiomen School and the Girls’ Lacrosse MVP. She was featured in a double-page spread of the Perkiomen Magazine in the fall.

Mark Forrest ‘11 graduated as part of the Hill School Class of 2015. He will attend Lehigh University in the fall, enrolling in the College of Business and Econom-ics. Mark has a Division I soccer scholarship and hopes to represent Lehigh in the Patriot League, where he will no doubt find himself playing against Wyatt Fabian ‘10 who plays for Lehigh’s archrival, Lafayette.

Carly Johnson ‘11 received the National School Choral Award and the Barabara Hostage Baker Music Award at the Perkiomen School 2015 Commencement.

Sam Norton ‘11 received the Wilbur C. Riley Memorial Award at the Hill School 2015 Commencement. This award is given to the young man who demonstrates outstanding leadership and high sportsmanship in competitive athletics. Sam also received the Frank J. Groten Jr. Prize for a proficiency in athletics while ex-celling in Classical Studies.

Two Alumni were recognized at The Hill School Revel ‘43 Writing Contest. Kelly Palmer ‘11 won the first place Wolff Prize for Ficton writing and Tess Drausch-ak ‘12 won the first place Marshall Prize for Poetry.

At The Hill School Awards Ceremony, Preston Tietjen ‘11 received the Curtiss Cummings Award for the Best Student Editorial in the Hill News.

Berenger Wegman ‘11 received the Best General Record in the Sixth Form award at the Hill School 2015 Commencement. Berenger also received numerous awards including: The Alan Lieb Prize for Outstanding Scholarship in History, The Yi-Cha Lee Prize for excel-lence in Mathematics, and The George Whiteley, Jr. Prize for excellence in the Sciences.

A number of Wyndcroft Alumni returned to the

school to serve on staff at Summer Camp at

Wyndcroft.

Pictured above are: Ken Dorris, Madeline Kollar ‘15,

Nicole Pupillo ‘10, Sophia Zitkus ‘13, Gabrielle Painter ‘15,

Solomon Dorsey ‘12, Dylan Larkin ‘12, Evan Fudala ‘15 and

Michael Vanelli ‘15.

Musical ensembles from The Hill School made a

visit to Wyndcroft in April. Many Alumni took

part in the performance.

Pictured above are: Teddy Lin ‘13, Rachel Swartz ‘13, Tess

Drauschak ‘12, Berenger Wegman ‘11, Alexandria Shirey

‘11, Geeta Sharma ‘12, Grant Lin ‘12, Monica Sager ‘13.

Not pictured: Luke Allain ’14 and Matt Spencer ‘14.

For more Alumni News, go to page 15.

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Alumni Spotlight: The Non Sibi Lifestyle The motto of The Wyndcroft School is Non Sibi, which from Latin translates as “not for one self.” In every-thing that we do at Wyndcroft, we instill this quality in our students. Each class takes on a special Non Sibi project each year and there are numerous all-school events where everyone can take part in giving back. We are pleased to see that so many of our alumni continue to live “Non Sibi” after they leave our halls. Here are just three recent examples.

Mindy (Menkowitz) Scheier ’75 has founded a company called Runway of Dreams. It is the first 501c3 non-profit organization to develop an Adaptive version of existing apparel. Runway of Dreams aims to be the authority on incorporating modifications to fashionable and affordable clothing for children and teens with physical disabilities, changing the landscape of fashion as being inclusive for everyone. A child or teen with physical disabilities actually doesn’t regard himself or herself as any different than other children. Runway of Dreams empowers children to embrace and celebrate their differences, rather than it be a source of shame, through an adaptive clothing line. Runway of Dreams collaborates with partners in the fashion industry to develop, modify and adapt existing lines creative mainstream adaptive versions of clothing. You can learn more at runwayofdreams.org.

Tara (Eckenrode) Sokolowski ’02 has started a non-proft organization called Donors Cure that uses crowdfunding to support medical research. Donors Cure is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2013 in Charleston, South Carolina. The goal is to provide a centralized platform where donors can support specific, qualified biomedical research projects led by researchers at US universities and institutions. When potential donors visit the website, they can search through medical research projects by university, researcher or a particular medical area and donate any amount to the medical research project of their choice. You can learn more at donorscure.org.

Ava Longacre ‘11 received the Charles A. Frank III ‘59 Award at the Hill School 2015 Commencement. This award recognizes in its pure form philanthropy, the love of mankind. Exemplified best in service to others, this spirit, cultivated in all students at The Hill, encourages them to give back to others and inspires them to do more for school, community and country. Ava is pictured at far right next to Sam Norton ‘11.

Are you an Alumni with a story to share? If so, fill out the Alumni Update form on the website at www.wyndcroft.org/update and let us know!

You could be featured in our next Alumni Spotlight!

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Thank You For Your Many Gifts Thank you to all the individuals who contributed to the school through their financial generosity and vol-

unteerism. Your gifts have made a positive impact to the school and are an example of what makes

Wyndcroft so extraordinary.

24th Annual Extravaganza & Auction, Denim & Diamonds: May 2, 2015

The annual Extravaganza & Auction brings together

parents, faculty, staff and friends for a special night of

friend-raising and fund-raising. We were pleased to

host this year’s event back at the school in our newly

expanded spaces. Over 190 friends came to celebrate,

socialize, and win some fantastic items, all while sup-

porting the school. Thank you to our silver sponsor,

Dunkin Donuts, (Wyndcroft parents Dipen and Hemali

Patel and Vipul and Asmita Patel), and to the many

businesses and individuals who donated 350 amazing

items for attendees to bid on. Guests were competi-

tive and very generous, with the event generating rec-

ord sales of $201,000. Over $73,000 was raised specifi-

cally for technology upgrades to become a Google

Classroom school, including procurement of Chrome-

books, accessories, and classroom apps. We not only

thank the dedicated group of parent volunteers who

served on the planning committee, but extend our sin-

cere appreciation to the auction parent co-chairs, Ha-

lina Laporta, Erica Logar and Dana Mullaney, for their

incredible energy, enthusiasm and effort devoted to

this event.

2014-2015 Annual Giving

Donations to this year’s Annual Giving Campaign

surpassed previous records thanks to the loyalty and

generosity of our parents, grandparents, alumni,

alumni parents, faculty and staff, and special friends.

The campaign rose just over $203,000 and was a 17%

increase in donations from the prior year. We are not

only grateful for the 100% participation by Faculty and

Staff and the Board of Trustees, but for the first time

ever, we are excited to report 100% participation from

parents of the class of 2015 (eighth grade) and also the

class of 2019 (fourth grade)! Of the entire school, 79%

of current parents contributed to Annual Giving, which

is a 12% increase from last year. Wyndcroft was

fortunate to have the inspirational leadership of

parent chairs, John and Nicole Gvodas. They led the

enthusiastic team of Class Captains, parent volunteers

who communicate the importance of Annual Giving.

Thank you to the parent chairs, the class captains and

all those that participated in this important annual

fundraising initiative.

Thank you to our Auction Parent Co-Chairs:

Dana Mullaney, Halina Laporta and Erica Logar.

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Giving to The Wyndcroft School The following giving list includes combined giving to this year’s Annual Giving Fund, Endowment Fund, Restricted Fund and the Dr. Kate Wunner Professional Development Fund through June 30, 2015.

Snively Society

($15,000 and above)

Anonymous

Norman and Katherine DeLan*

John and Nicole Gvodas

Jonathan and Danielle Lange

Carolyn Grant and Marianne

Lieberman

Alice Sharp ‘58

Trustee

($10,000-$14,999)

Eliza Marshall Baird ‘60

Jeffrey and Lissa Longacre

Christopher and Anna Norton^

Millennium

($5,000-$9,999)

Anonymous

Oscar and Teri Guerrero

Michael and Erica Logar

Erik and Kristin Paulson*

Carmine and Lisa Schiavone*

Visionary

($2,500-$4,999)

Benjamin and Marianne Durnall

Bridget and Keith Hallman

Deborah and Craig Kachmar

Mr. Robert Scott Smith ‘70

Artisans

($1,000-$2,499)

David and Beth Allain

Anonymous

Nicholas Bentley and Amy Lipton

Howard and Roberta Body

Catherine and Terri Booth-Genthe*

John T. Bourger and Selena

Vanderwerf

Dr. Joseph G. Brewer^

David and Diane Charlton

Michael and Susan Cicchetti*

The Dau Family Foundation

Clif and Kristen Haugen*

Michael and Halina Laporta*

The Legault Family*

Mahmood and Nuzhet Majid

Stephen and Stephanie Mitchell ‘62

Peter and Carolyn Mlynarczyk*

Edward Murray and Maria Tucker

Murray

In honor of Madison Naivar (Gr 6)

and Morgan Naivar (Gr 4)

Dipen and Hemali Patel

Vipul and Asmita Patel

David and Ann Risell

Robert and Emma Singh

Bruce and Linda Snyder

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Sparling*

Joseph Stoebenau and Maria

Shields*

Paul and Betsy Valoret*

Bryan and Kim Walt

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Wendell ‘71

Scott and Laurie White*

Michael Wilcheck and Laurie

Orloski-Wilcheck

David and Gail Wolter

William and Kathleen Wunner

Annual Giving Fund The future walks in these halls…

Gifts to this fund support current

operational and educational needs of the

school. Thank you to the Board of

Trustees, our Faculty and Staff and the

parents of the classes of 2015 and 2019 for

your 100% participation in this fund.

Endowment Fund Endowment helps to protect the long-term

goals of the school. It provides income that

ensures we can support our faculty and

maintain our facilities for generations to

come.

Anonymous

Jeffrey and Lissa Longacre

Christopher and Anna Norton^

John Norton^

Restricted Fund Restricted gifts are directed for specific

uses within the school.

Nicholas Bentley and Amy Lipton

Deborah and Craig Kachmar

Alice M. Sharp ‘58

Dr. Kate Wunner

Professional Development This fund allows our teachers to learn and

grow along with the students, keeping them

up-to-date on the latest teaching

techniques and theories.

Anonymous

James and Jo Ann Bathurst^

Joseph and Cheryl Donley

Ray and Sally Hubbard

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Architects

($500-$999)

Salahaldin Ali and Warqaa Majeed

Deon Allen

Baswa Ampani and Vasundhara

Pogaku

Burma and Rick Bochner ‘61

Paul and Mindy Buckley and Family

Donald and Wendy Calcagni

Edward Conway

Joseph and Cheryl Donley

Jim and Amanda Dougherty

Joseph Duffany*

Alexander and Lynne Georgopoulos

Jerry and Linda Gosnell*

James and Julie Kim

Regis Martin and Rachel Labille

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller

Gerald and Dana Mullaney

Matthew and Brooke Musser*

John Norton^

Orr Family Foundation, Stacey Orr

Gallant ‘74 and Scott Orr ‘72

Nancy and Dennis Perna

Michael and Lisa Prinz

L. Holmes Raker ‘60

Donald and Marian Robitzer

Mark and Glenna Rohlfing*

Julie and Michael Romain

Amy and Matthew Rovi

Walter W. Schell

Paul and Rebecca Shelton in honor of

Eileen Shelton’s graduation and Class

of 2015*

Bill and Jodi Sheppard

Cory and Lisa Wasson

Designers

($300-$499)

Jill and Shane Abell*

Adam Blackman and Dena Cooper

Tom and Lori Cavanaugh

Harry and Jillian Citrino

Charles and Colleen Dempsey

John and Elizabeth Dollhopf

Doug and Lisa Dunn

Tom and Heidi Eccleston

Sid and Cathy Forrest

George and Melissa Griffaton

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. Steven LaGuardia

Louie and Maria Medina*

Amanda Mitchell and Neal Fischer

Erik and Staci Mortenson

Cynthia Munoz

Reed and Susan Rafetto

Fabian and Iahearta Robinson*

Brigit Wiswe and Victor Turcios

Founders

(Up to $299)

Daniel and Amanda Arkans

William Baas ‘83

Phillip Ballantine

Andrew ‘83 and Jennifer Basile

James and Jo Ann Bathurst^

David and Mary Anne Beasten

Angela and David Bell

Michael Bensch ‘96

David and Raynelle Betancourt

Elisabeth and F. Steven Bissell ‘66

Greg and Lellus Blazic

Diane B. Bodolus

William and Nancy Boerner

William and Barbara Boys

Dan and Heather Brown

Ryan and Becky Brown

Mr. and Mrs. John Carles*

Jason and Allison Carr

Kenny Chen and Yi Lu

Mark Ciarelli and Susan Gill*

Anna P. Close ‘94

Brian A. Close ‘92

Robert Cole

Jessica Corbin and Hannah in memory of

Nanny T. and Molly

Emilia and Paul D’Arcangelo

Gabrielle D’Arcangelo ‘13

Tricia Blumenstock-Daub

The DeSantis Family

Mr. and Mrs. John DiLullo

John and Kelly DiLullo

Ken and Amy Dorris

Craig Duncan ‘00

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eccleston III

Daniel Edleman

Donna and Seth Eilberg

James and Susan Eilberg

Lauren Exley

Paul and Tina Farnsworth

The Farr Family

Martin and Ida Fauth

Aidan Feldman ‘15 and the Feldman

children

David and Ginny Fillman

Fillman Machining, LLC

John and Susan Fudala ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. Robert George

Jeffrey Gorrin and Susan Fetterolf

Wallace Gundy ‘00

Grace Gvodas ‘12

Margaret Hallman

Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Hanling III

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Harrison

Mr. and Mrs. David Hassinger

Mr. and Mrs. J. Bennett Hill, Jr.

Victor and Erin Holladay

Lauren Hoyt

Ray and Sally Hubbard^

Douglas and Jennifer Jones

Dr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Jones

Mike and Christina Kealey

Jim and Joan Kelly

John and Jennifer Knighton

Dale and Patricia Kolarz

Douglas and Kimberly Kollar

The Kotoulek Family

Stephen and Jane Kraemer

The Lagor Family

Nora Landon

Jason and Tracy Launders

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Fred and Denise Lay

Irene LeGrande Taylor ‘61

William and Dianna Leigh

Barbara S. Lenzi

Doug and Kelley Lopata

John and Brandi Lougee

Jim and Kathi Madanci

Scott and Brandi Marderness

Torin McFarland ‘09

Todd and Donna McFarland

Elizabeth Mitchell

Rev. Daniel and Margaret Moser

Robert H. Moses

Clayton Mowrer and Emily Quarles-

Mowrer

Geoffrey and Susan Murray

Geoffrey and Courtney Neese

Jeff and Peggy Neese

Jude Neiman

Gerald and Anna Nowotarski

Tom and Lois O’Brien

Brian and Terry O’Neil

Hennie Oriold

Phyllis M. Orr

Jason and Carla Painter*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Parker II^

John and Suzanne Paulson

Philip and Beth Paulus

Jack and Maureen Pemrick

Nicole Pupillo ‘10

Sal and Paula Pupillo

Geoffrey Pyke ‘10

Vimala Krishnamurthy and Balaji

Rangaswamy

Aaron and Stacey Raudabaugh

Robert K. Rauscher^

George F. Reitnour ‘71

Priscilla M. Revell

Mrs. Marion Rice

John and Susan Rutherford

Adam and Stephanie Sager

Susan and Peter Sagona

Whitney A. Sanders II ‘61

Joshua and Naomi Schmidt

Mehul and Rakhee Shah

Cassidy Sheppard ‘14

John and Andrea Shultz

Sandy and Howard Smoyer

Christopher Snyder and Wendy Olinick

Robert and Jessica Snyder

Scott and Nicole Spatz

James and Kristin Spencer

Cathy Spirko and Stephen Brown

Blair D. Stambaugh

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steltz

Anthony Tornetta and Camille Jolly-

Tornetta

Jason Coady and Stephanie Trauner

Carol and Jeff Tucker^

Herbert and Annette Turner

Mr. Turock

George F. Van Horn III

Sisa Vanelli

Andrew and Eliza Vedock

Frederick and Amanda Vogt

Annemarie Weissing

Dave and Jessica Westrom

Charles and Anita Wilson

William and Stephanie Woodruff ‘86

Bill and Virginia Yinger

Sherry Zawada

Bo Zigner

Henry C. Zigner

John and Linda Zitkus

In Honor^

Gifts have been given to the school in

honor of the following:

John J. Dau

Michael Hubbard ‘03

Alan Norton

Elizabeth C. Parker ‘92

Suzanna Rauscher

Ellen Stanford

Matching Gifts*

Bank of America

Cedarcrest Foundation

Customized Energy Solutions

GlaxoSmithKline

IMS Health

Merck

Morgan Stanley

Pfizer

PJM Interconnection LLC

Reliable Equipment & Service Co., Inc.

Sanofi

SAP America

Tyco International

Vanguard

The Wyndcroft School Mission Statement

The Wyndcroft School is a co-educational elementary day school for children in grades Early Education through

Eight. The mission of the school is to offer a rigorous academic program enabling the child to establish a firm

foundation for a happy and successful future with confidence to succeed in an ever evolving world.

The curriculum is traditional and designed to develop the whole child. It emphasizes fundamental skill instruction,

character development, and the pursuit of excellence in English, history, mathematics, science, foreign languages

and the arts. In a small class setting, the school endeavors to provide a safe, nurturing environment fostering

creativity, a love of learning, personal integrity, determination and respect for others.

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100% Class Participation!

Congratulations to the Eighth Grade and Fourth Grade classes on their accomplishment reaching 100% participation in this year’s annual giving campaign! Wyndcroft thanks Class Captains, Cynthia Munoz and Dana Mullaney, and all the families of the 2015 and 2019 classes for their participation in the 2014-2015 Annual Giving Campaign.

Class of 2015

The Ampani Family

The Booth-Genthe Family

The Chen Family

The Cole Family

The D’Arcangelo Family

The DiLullo Family

The Duffany Family

The Eccleston Family

The Farr Family

The Feldman Family

The Forrest Family

The Fudala Family

The Lieberman Grant Family

The Kollar Family

The Lopata Family

The Mitchell Family

The Munoz Family

The Painter Family

The Sager Family

The Shelton Family

The Singh Family

The Snyder Family

The Tornetta Family

The Vanelli Family

The Woodruff Family

“What an incredible milestone! Without the continuous

support of all parents, amazing things at Wyndcroft

would not be possible. The Fourth Grade parents’ com-

mitment embodies the Wyndcroft spirit of selflessness.

It further highlights our collective passion for why our

children attend Wyndcroft. I am so fortunate to be

among such a group of caring people who enabled this

exciting accomplishment. Thank you for this honor and

thank you to all of the families who donate to annual

giving in order to further the futures and successes of

our children.”

--Dana Mullaney, Fourth Grade Class Captain

“It is very important to me to start the tradition that

each family in the graduating class show their support of

the school by participating in annual giving for every-

thing Wyndcroft has done for their child. Wyndcroft’s

mission was evident at the graduation ceremony. When

I saw and heard the confident, poised, young men and

ladies talk about their learning experiences at Wynd-

croft, I was very proud—proud of the eighth grade,

proud of my daughter, Alex, and proud of the decision I

made long ago when I chose Wyndcroft. These students

no doubt will have an advantage in the next step of their

academic careers!”

--Cynthia Munoz, Eighth Grade Class Captain

Class of 2019

The Abell Family

The Ali Family

The Allain Family

The Basile Family

The Brown Family

The Conway Family

The Dempsey Family

The Dollhopf Family

The Eilberg Family

The Kollar Family

The Mitchell Family

The Mullaney Family

The Naivar Family

The Patel Family

The Robinson Family

The Rohlfing Family

The Singh Family

The Snyder Family

The Spencer Family

The Trauner-Coady Family

The Valoret Family

The Wasson Family

Parent Chairs - John and Nicole Gvodas

Early Childhood - 77% - Nicole Gvodas

Pre-Kindergarten - 76% - Bernadette Sparling

Kindergarten - 56% - Linda Gosnell

First Grade - 67% - Bridget Hallman

Second Grade - 83% - Sal Ali

Third Grade - 52% - Maria Shields

Fourth Grade - 100% - Dana Mullaney

Fifth Grade - 77% - Susan Rafetto

Sixth Grade - 85% - Diane Charlton

Seventh Grade - 82% - Erica Logar

Eighth Grade - 100% - Cynthia Munoz

2014-2015 Class Captains and Class Participation

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Share Your Memories! In 2016, the Annual Extravaganza & Auction will celebrate its 25th Anniversary! We want to hear from

you about what you most remember from the Auctions you attended to support Wyndcroft. Did you

enjoy time with friends? Win a special auction item or trip that was especially memorable? Send your

Auction memories to Amanda Arkans, Communications Coordinator at aarkans@wyndroft.org. We will

be collecting your thoughts to help us create the biggest celebration of the year!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 30, 2016, and plan to attend the 25th Annual Extravaganza &

Auction. The evening is sure to be loaded with extra-special prizes and surprises!

Want to become involved in this anniversary event? For more information, contact Susan Rutherford,

Director of Development at (610) 326-0544 x114.

Olivia Zitkus ‘12 made history at The Hill School. A former Wyndcroft Student Council member, Zitkus was elected as the President of the Student Governance Association (SGA) at The Hill School. This is the first time in the history of the school a female has been elected to the position. The Hill School was a boys school until 1998 when the school became co-ed. In the 17 years since then, no other female has been elected President of the SGA. Olivia is the third Wyndcroft student to

become President in the last four years at Hill, and succeeds both Berenger Wegman, 2014/15, and Teddy Poatsy, 2012/13.

Wesley Johnson ‘12 received the Tenth Grade Music Award from the Perkiomen School at their Prize Day Awards for underclassmen. At the same awards ceremony, Alec McFarlin ‘12 received a Gold Academic Key and Vincent Fer-dock ‘12 received an Achievement Award on the National German Exam (Level II).

More Alumni News...

Congratulations to the Fourth Grade! Each Spring, Wyndcroft’s Fourth Grade participates in D.A.R.E. (Drub Abuse

Resistance Education) through a partnership with the State Police. The program is celebrated at an all-school Chapel where

students receive their completion certificates.

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Have you connected with Wyndcroft online yet?

Besides our website www.Wyndcroft.org, we are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Wyndcroft.

We have launched a new blog, The Non Sibi Scroll. You can read that at www.wyndcroft.org/blog.